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Annette J
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Irish avid reader with eclectic tastes.
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Congratulations to @theodyllicstone.bsky.social and the rest of the Secret Scribes on the release of Locks & Keys, a fantastic collection of stories from some great Indie authors
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Annette Jordan's review of Locks & Keys
4/5: Locks & Keys is a fantasy anthology by The Secret Scribes, a collective of Indie authors from around the globe. While I was familiar with the works of some of the Scribes, others were new to me a...
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October 28, 2025 at 8:19 PM
annettej.bsky.social
I loved this creepy collection, it's perfect for spooky season and a steal for 99c
karenlykkebo.com K Lykkebo 🖤 Fantasy author @karenlykkebo.com · 25d
🤎🪱 Dirt You Shall Become🪱🤎
99c thru October!

Sinister toads, haunted garden-gnomes, an evil compost, weeds with a vengeance...
These gardens are not just roses and peonies.

Ko-FI: https://ko-fi.com/k_lykkebo/shop
Itch: https://klykkebo.itch.io/ 
Other: https://books2read.com/karenlykkebo

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Trope map for Dirt You Shall Become. Cover in the middle, white font title, shovel and pink peony in the background. Text: “A wood chipper not being used for wood… Spooky summer gardens, sinister toads, zombie deer? Zombie deer, lovecraftien horror, creepy gnomes, an evil compost, just a little bit of comedy, weeds you can’t get rid of.”
October 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
annettej.bsky.social
Happy release day to this fun fairytale retelling!
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October 6, 2025 at 9:03 PM
annettej.bsky.social
Look at this beautiful cover for @monteroauthor.bsky.social 's The Sunrise Dagger, if this book is as good as The Crimson Fire I'll be one very happy reader!
September 27, 2025 at 7:42 PM
annettej.bsky.social
Just found my first pre-order for 2026 , I love this series !
authorkaraj.bsky.social Kara Jorgensen @authorkaraj.bsky.social · Sep 27
I forgot to post the new blurb here. The Reanimator's Fate (TRM #4) is available for preorder and will be out January 29th, 2026!
September 27, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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katheroony.bsky.social
Keep an eye on between 3-6 October because the HALLOWEEN HAUNTFEST book sale will be on! 🎃 🖤

I will have two books on sale for 99p/c 💙📚👀
September 27, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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aspiraldance.bsky.social
Next weekend there is another indie book sale, and this anthology will be available for 99p/c

I wrote one of the stories in this, so I may be biased, but I think it's a perfect read as we head into spooky season.

Check it out 3rd-6th Oct!

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A black background with cream coloured illustrations of a tarot deck and crystal circles. There is text which says - Halloween Hauntfest 3rd to 6th October and details of the book The Major Arcana: an anthology of tarot themed dark fantasy stories, which will be kn sale for just 99 pence or 99 cents. The book'a cover is also in the graphic - it has an illustration of a skeleton hand turning over a tarot card.
September 27, 2025 at 7:21 PM
annettej.bsky.social
Congratulations! Eiley and Warren stole my heart!
rachelbowdler.bsky.social Rachel Bowdler / B.B. Woods @rachelbowdler.bsky.social · Sep 25
IT’S RELEASE DAY! I do not actually have my copies of FIREWORKS yet but since I am so excellent at graphic design, I don’t think you can tell.

Grateful to have another story on the shelves. Enjoy Eiley & Warren’s story now. 🧡🎇
Rachel holding a png picture of the Fireworks paperback Rachel looking very happy to be holding the png image of the fireworks paperback
September 25, 2025 at 7:33 PM
annettej.bsky.social
Indie Authors have been killing it this year and @rasandpiper.bsky.social has knocked it out of the park with her latest offering, out today!
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Annette Jordan's review of To Touch a Silent Fury (The Bride of Eavenfold, #1)
5/5: To Touch A Silent Fury by R.A. Sandpiper is a wonderful slow burn romantic fantasy that I completely adored. Tani is unique, she is the only woman in the Moontouched Brotherhood, and while her p...
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September 5, 2025 at 7:24 PM
annettej.bsky.social
I've got this book ready to go for Spooky Season !
karenlykkebo.com K Lykkebo 🖤 Fantasy author @karenlykkebo.com · Aug 29
Five short stories that touch the eerie, tragic, and macabre.

- Haunted vaults, unruly skeletons
- A cursed ocean
- Undying sapphic love
- Survivors of the apocalypse
- A predator becoming prey
 
--> https://linktr.ee/klykkebo

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Promo picture for Now and the Hour of Death by Karen Lykkebo. White/grey background, blood splatter in left corner, ebook cover in middle. Title font in white, skull with a finger lifted as if silencing someone on cover. Text top: "Five tales of the eerie, tragic & macabre" Text bottom: "a brief but unputdownable read" - goodreads review.
August 29, 2025 at 12:12 PM
annettej.bsky.social
Indie authors have been killing it this August, congratulations @ericaroseeberhart.bsky.social. Diminished is an incredible book, and my second ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Indie book this month !
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Annette Jordan's review of Diminished (The Elder Tree Trilogy, #2)
5/5: Tarnished, the first book in Erica Rose Eberhart's Elder Tree Trilogy was one of my favourite reads of 2024 and at the time I was very excited to learn that I would not have to wait too long for ...
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August 19, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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ericaroseeberhart.bsky.social
To celebrate the release of Diminished (tomorrow!) we are celebrating with a #kindle sale for Tarnished this week!! Come and get it! #highfantasy #sapphicbooks #sapphicfantasy #bookrelease #fantasytrilogy

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August 18, 2025 at 2:40 PM
annettej.bsky.social
Congratulations again to @katheroony.bsky.social , Of Serpents and Sorrow is one of the best mythology retellings I've read
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Annette Jordan's review of Of Serpents and Sorrow
5/5: Of Serpents and Sorrow is a beautiful Sapphic reimagining of the tragic story of Medusa, a much maligned character in Greek mythology. Instead of the monster here we are introduced to a very huma...
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August 15, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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indiebites.bsky.social
Indie Bites 19: Dragons & Darkness is out TODAY!
Edited by @adiehartauthor.bsky.social and @josiejaffrey.bsky.social, with an incredible cover by @ardenpowell.bsky.social

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The cover of Indie Bites 19: Dragons & Darkness, illustrated by Arden Powell, featuring a medieval-style dragon etched on a dark green background, with the following authors listed as contributors: Adie Hart, Jillian Maria, Linked Soul, Josie Jaffrey, Arden Powell, Luke Tarassenko, Molly Daw, Riley E Smith, Ceril N Domace, Ash Parker and Claire Olivia Golden
August 15, 2025 at 8:02 AM
annettej.bsky.social
I knew it couldn't be a happy ending, but did you have to rip my heart out completely @katheroony.bsky.social ? This book fully earned every one of its ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Cover of Of Serpents and Sorrow by Katherine Shaw has a pinky purple anatomical heart wrapped in white snakes and orchids with the title superimposed in gold text. The background is midnight blue and the author's name is also in gold at the base of the cover
August 12, 2025 at 2:13 PM
annettej.bsky.social
I loved it when a book I'm excited for drops just in time for my holiday... perfect airport entertainment! Congratulations @katheroony.bsky.social , Of Serpents and Sorrow is beautiful inside and out
August 12, 2025 at 7:44 AM
annettej.bsky.social
Congratulations to @mcknightwrites.bsky.social , Split is a spine chilling tale designed to terrify

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Annette Jordan's review of Split
5/5: Split is the second horror title I have read from Sarah McKnight, (the first being the excellent Carousel) and I am now fully convinced that this author has a firm grasp on the macabre and how to...
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August 3, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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karenlykkebo.com
✨ The Wind cannot be killed ✨
A fight for freedom, justice, love, and redemption.

A complete trilogy just waiting to sweep you off your feet!
Available wide.
The whole trilogy for just $10 on Ko-Fi!

Be caught in the Storm:
💫 https://linktr.ee/klykkebo

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Arrow/trope chart of The Palace of Winds. Three covers in the middle. Text: Elemental magic, sibling rivalry (and devotion), redemption, sentinel spirits, women taking charge, ancient family problems, complete series!, enemies to forced allies to... friends?, Queer normative world, Revenge, established F/F couple.
August 3, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Sseeing as you all desperately want it to be autumn right now, I suppose it's acceptable to start promoting these 😂

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Angel's Mass: books2read.com/angelsmass
Bronze Carriage: books2read.com/bronzecarriage
James Hotel: mybook.to/jameshotel
Spooky S'weird: books2read.com/salmonweirder
Icy cracked background. Cover shows a sketch of a medieval church. Text: Angel's Mass: A Medieval Ghost Story. At Tintern Abbey in Wales, brother Edmund is an ordinary onk haunted by a man only he can see and hear. And Edmund will uncover a mystery that has consequences for everyone. Creepy forest background image. Book cover shows a simple sketch of a horse and carriage. Text reads: The Small Bronze Carriage on the Mantelpiece: A Gothic Ghost Story. Two men who had not seen each other in decades. An 80-year-old tales of newlyweds travelling across the country to see family. Both encounters linked by one curious and mysterious artefact. A rainy tarmac background. Book cover shows a simple sketch of a smal manor house. Text reads: The Residents of James Hotel: A 1970s Ghost Story. Stranded at the side of the road one stormy November night, Vince is offered a complimentary room by a local hotelier. Creepy cemetery background. Book cover shows the same. Spooky Salmonweird: Tales from the village. From the Iron Age to WWII, thirteen spine tingling tales from the periods in which these supporting characters lived.
August 1, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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joannechocolat.bsky.social
Here's something nice for Yorkshire Day: JUST for today, August 1st, VIANNE is available for only 99p on Kindle UK! www.amazon.co.uk/Vianne-irres...
Vianne: The irresistible new story from the million-copy bestselling author of CHOCOLAT eBook : Harris, Joanne: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
Vianne: The irresistible new story from the million-copy bestselling author of CHOCOLAT eBook : Harris, Joanne: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
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August 1, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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lacrimamundi.bsky.social
New review for:

Shelby Van Pelt @shelbyvanpelt.bsky.social: Remarkably Bright Creatures, 5 (4.5)⭐

Another book I picked to read because I wanted a break from writing reviews. Well, that didn't work out, did it. 😂

Excellent Literary Fiction. Can absolutely recommend it.

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Lacrima Mundi's review of Remarkably Bright Creatures
5/5: When I started this I wasn't entirely sure what all that hubbub around this book is about. I wasn't even sure if I really wanted to read this. But once I got over the a bit slow and sometimes - ...
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July 27, 2025 at 10:20 AM
annettej.bsky.social
Happy Book Birthday to @moewanders.bsky.social - The Winds of War is now available, and I can't recommend it enough. It's a book I would happily give ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ if I could!

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Annette Jordan's review of The Winds of War (The Tapestry of the Tarnished, #1)
5/5: Every once in a while a book comes along that you wish you could give more than five stars to and for me The Winds of War falls into this category. This is a hugely impressive debut from Mosha Wi...
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July 27, 2025 at 10:26 AM
annettej.bsky.social
Did I stay up way too late to finish the absolutely fantastic The Winds of War by @moewanders.bsky.social ? Yes but I have no regrets, that's what coffee is for !
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Kindle showing the cover of The Winds of War by Mosha Winter and a large mug of coffee
July 26, 2025 at 7:10 AM
annettej.bsky.social
@josiejaffrey.bsky.social writes my favourite pirate Vampire series and book two is now out ! Start with Kill Me Quick then grab this one too.

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Annette Jordan's review of A Quick Study (QuickSilver Book 2)
4/5: A Quick Study is the second book in the QuickSilver series from Josie Jaffrey and it picks up right where the first book, Kill Me Quick, left off which I loved as the ending of that book had me r...
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July 24, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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For only one week, the ebook of Wooing the Witch Queen is on sale at every US online bookstore - and at least some Canadian ones, too! - for just $2.99.

Snap it up now: us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

#romancelandia
An image of the North American front cover of Wooing the Witch Queen shows a sinister witch queen in a spectacular beaded dress embracing her handsome and adoring new librarian (in a black wizard's robe) inside a library of magic filled with crows and masks and flying books. The tagline reads: Love can be a witch. A blurb from Sarah Beth Durst (New York Times bestselling author of The Spellshop) reads: “Full of charm, wit, and magic… I loved it!” Around the image, against a starry night background, are various pieces of text connected to it by arrows. They read: “bi villainous heroine,” “sweet cinnamon-roll hero with a fake identity,” “crow friends,” “found family,” and “flirting with fountains pens.” At the bottom of the image are the words: On sale for $2.99!
July 21, 2025 at 7:57 PM